Re: 'Weird' errors

i was able to get it sorted out with the latest release these initdb and pg_ctl commands as follows
initdb --pgdata=/pgsql/data

#####postgresql.conf contents consist of
# this is a comment

#what port to run on
port = 5432

#hostname or address on which the postmaster is to listen for connections from client applications
#virtual_host = 'localhost'

#prints a line informing about each successful connection to the server log
log_connections = true

#prefixes each server log message with a timestamp
#log_timestamp = true
#determines how many concurrent connections the database server will allow
max_connections = 3
#######end postresql.conf

######### START pg_hba.conf
# Allow any user on the local system to connect to any database under
# any database user name using Unix-domain sockets (the default for local
# connections).
#
# TYPE DATABASE USER CIDR-ADDRESS METHOD
local all all trust
#####END pg_hba.conf

############start PG VERSION
8.4
############END PG_VERSION file

$ /cygdrive/c/postgres/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl -D "/pgsql/data" -l logfile start

server starting

thanks tom
Martin
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> To: mgainty(at)hotmail(dot)com
> CC: dev(at)archonet(dot)com; pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] 'Weird' errors
> Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:25:07 -0400
> From: tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us
>
> Martin Gainty <mgainty(at)hotmail(dot)com> writes:
> > i flipped to my regular account and re-created the db with initdb -D newFolder
> > i have noticed that initdb basically deletes everything ..and the reason for doing that would be?
>
> Oh? It should refuse to do anything if the target directory is not
> empty; and does act that way, in my testing.
>
> regards, tom lane
>
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